Garment-supporter.



No. 798,543. PATENTED AUG. 29, 190-5.

E. M. TOWN.

GARMENT SUPPO'RTER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.19, 1904.

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No. 798,543. PATENTED AUG. 29, 1905.

' E. M. TOWN. I

GARMENT SUPPORTBR.

APPLICATION nnnn NOV.19, 1904.

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ELLA M. TOI/VN, OF WATERLOO, IOWVA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 29, 1905.

Application filed November 19, 1904. Serial No. 233,523.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELLA M. TowN, a citizen of the United States,residing at WVaterloo, in the county of Blackhawk, State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Snpporters; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to garment-sue porters.

The object of the invention is to provide a peculiar arrangement capableof supporting the drawers and 'hose and at the same time have a bracingeffect upon the wearer.

The invention consists, essentially, of a pair of shoulder-straps havingoppositely-disposed straps connecting the front and rear thereof, eachshoulder-strap having a wide depending portion composed of suitablestrong material fitting in the armpit of the wearer and extendingtherebeneath, to the lower end of each of which portions is secured atab provided with a vertical series of openings or buttonholes forinterchangeable fastening to a button secured to the drawers, therebeing secured to each lower corner of each depending portion elasticgarter or hose connections having means for connection with the frontand rear or the sides of the garter or hose.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view illustrating the improved deviceupon the body of the wearer. Fig. 2 is a view of the device detachedfrom the wearer, and Fig. 3 is a detail view illustrating a portion ofthe device with the drawers-supporting tab detached.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings, thereference characters 1 and 2 designate the shoulder or arm straps, eachhaving a depending portion 3. It will be observed that the dependingportions 3 are broader at the top than at the lower end, the purposebeing that the said portions may well fit over and into the armpit ofthe wearer, it being understood that all parts so far described areformed of a single piece and of any suitable material. The shoulder orarm portions at their tops, as at 4:, disclose where the elementsdescribed are secured together in any suitable manner to form the propercontour to the device.

Extending across the back of the device and secured in any suitablemanner to the arm or shoulder members 1 and 2 is an elastic strap .hosefor supporting purposes.

connection 5, as shown, the elasticity of said connection affording theproper give to the upper part of the device. It might be stated that ifthis strap connection 5 were not composed of elastic material, but ofjean or the like, it could be formed integral or of the same piece fromwhich the shoulder or arm portions are formed.

Secured in any suitable manner to thelower ends of each dependingportion 3 and extending considerably therebeneath is a drawerssupportingtab 6 of any suitable material, provided with a series of openings orbuttonholes 7 whereby this part of the device may accommodatediflerent-sized persons or short or long drawers worn by the samewearer.

In the present device the hose-supporting connections are so arranged asto support or connect with the upper part of the hose at the front andrear or at both sides thereof. The object of this arrangement is toevenly support the hose, a single strap or connection not supporting thesame evenly, and for this purpose it will be seen that the lower ends ofthe depending portions each have secured at opposite cornerstherebetween and the tabs the pair of hose-supporting straps 8 and 9,each of the latter having any suitable clasp or other means (not shown)for connection with the These hosesupporting members are formed,preferably, of elastic material.

Arranged for adjustable connection across the front or breast of thewearer is a strap 10 of any suitable material for securing the deviceagainst accidental displacement from the body of the wearer, this strapbeing fixedly secured at one end to one arm member and havinga series ofopenings or buttonholes 11 for cooperation with the button 12 upon theother arm member, whereby the device may be contracted or expanded,according to dethe back of the respective arm members, a

breast-strap fixedly secured to the front of one of the arm members andformed for adjustpending portions therebetween and the said I ableconnection with the other arm member, a tabs. drawers-supporting tabsecured to the lower In testimony whereof Iaifix my signature in end ofealch of tcllie aforesaid depending porpresence of two Witnesses.

5 tions an eXten ing therebeneath, each tab having a series of openingstherein for inter- ELLA TOWN changeable connection with the drawers ofWitnesses: the wearer, and a pair of hose-supporting con- JESSIE MCCOY,nections secured to the lower ends of said de- L. E. PARK.

